Effect of selection for growth rate on relative growth in rabbits

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 86, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 3409-3417

  Pascual, M ^a   Pla, M ^a   Blasco, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Allometry; Carcass composition; Growth rate; Rabbit; Selection

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL ANATOMY; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; MEAT; RABBIT; STANDARD;

ANIMAL STRUCTURES; ANIMALS; FEMALE; MALE; MEAT; MODELS, GENETIC; RABBITS; SELECTION (GENETICS);

EID: 58749115959     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2008-0976     Document Type: Article

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